Science Explorer Earth Science : Guided Reading and Study Workbook,9780131901964

Science Explorer Earth Science : Guided Reading and Study Workbook

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Edition: Workbook
ISBN13: 9780131901964
ISBN10: 0131901966
Format: Workbook
Pub. Date: 2005-04-01
Publisher(s): Savvas Learning Company
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Table of Contents

Target Reading Skills Handbook
5(334)
Introduction to Earth Science
What Is Science?
9(3)
The Study of Earth Science
12(3)
The Nature of Technology
15(2)
Safety in the Science Laboratory
17(2)
Key Terms
19(2)
Mapping Earth's Surface
Exploring Earth's Surface
21(4)
Models of Earth
25(4)
Maps and Computers
29(1)
Topographic Maps
30(3)
Key Terms
33(2)
Minerals
Properties of Minerals
35(4)
How Minerals Form
39(3)
Using Mineral Resources
42(4)
Key Terms
46(1)
Rocks
Classifying Rocks
47(4)
Igneous Rocks
51(4)
Sedimentary Rocks
55(5)
Rocks From Reefs
60(3)
Metamorphic Rocks
63(3)
The Rock Cycle
66(2)
Key Terms
68(1)
Plate Tectonics
Earth's interior
69(4)
Convection and the Mantle
73(3)
Drifting Continents
76(2)
Sea-Floor Spreading
78(3)
The Theory of Plate Tectonics
81(3)
Key Terms
84(1)
Earthquakes
Forces in Earth's Crust
85(4)
Earthquakes and Seismic Waves
89(3)
Monitoring Earthquakes
92(3)
Earthquake Safety
95(3)
Key Terms
98(1)
Volcanoes
Volcanoes and Plate Tectonics
99(3)
Properties of Magma
102(3)
Volcanic Eruptions
105(5)
Volcanic Landforms
110(4)
Key Terms
114(1)
Weathering and Soil Formation
Rocks and Weathering
115(4)
How Soil Forms
119(4)
Soil Conservation
123(3)
Key Terms
126(1)
Erosion and Deposition
Changing Earth's Surface
127(2)
Water Erosion
129(4)
The Force of Moving Water
133(3)
Glaciers
136(3)
Waves
139(2)
Wind
141(2)
Key Terms
143(2)
A Trip Through Geologic Time
Fossils
145(4)
The Relative Age of Rocks
149(3)
Radioactive Dating
152(3)
The Geologic Time Scale
155(2)
Early Earth
157(3)
Eras of Earth's History
160(3)
Key Terms
163(2)
Energy Resources
Fossil Fuels
165(4)
Renewable Sources of Energy
169(4)
Nuclear Energy
173(3)
Energy Conservation
176(3)
Key Terms
179(2)
Fresh Water
Water on Earth
181(4)
Surface Water
185(4)
Water Underground
189(3)
Using Freshwater Resources
192(3)
Water to Drink
195(3)
Key Terms
198(1)
Ocean Motions
Wave Action
199(4)
Tides
203(3)
Ocean Water Chemistry
206(3)
Currents and Climate
209(4)
Key Terms
213(2)
Ocean Zones
Exploring the Ocean
215(3)
Ocean Habitats
218(5)
Resources From the Ocean
223(4)
Key Terms
227(2)
The Atmosphere
The Air Around You
229(3)
Air Pressure
232(3)
Layers of the Atmosphere
235(3)
Air Quality
238(3)
Key Terms
241(2)
Weather Factors
Energy in Earth's Atmosphere
243(3)
Heat Transfer
246(3)
Winds
249(3)
Water in the Atmosphere
252(3)
Precipitation
255(3)
Key Terms
258(1)
Weather Patterns
Air Masses and Fronts
259(3)
Storms
262(4)
Predicting the Weather
266(3)
Key Terms
269(2)
Climate and Climate Change
What Causes Climate?
271(4)
Climate Regions
275(3)
Long-Term Changes in Climate
278(2)
Global Changes in the Atmosphere
280(3)
Key Terms
283(2)
Earth, Moon, and Sun
Earth in Space
285(3)
Gravity and Motion
288(2)
Phases, Eclipses, and Tides
290(4)
Earth's Moon
294(3)
Traveling Into Space
297(5)
Key Terms
302(1)
The Solar System
Observing the Solar System
303(3)
The Sun
306(2)
The Inner Planets
308(4)
The Outer Planets
312(4)
Comets, Asteroids, and Meteors
316(2)
Is There Life Beyond Earth?
318(3)
Key Terms
321(2)
Stars, Galaxies, and the Universe
Telescopes
323(3)
Characteristics of Stars
326(5)
Lives of Stars
331(3)
Star Systems and Galaxies
334(3)
The Expanding Universe
337(2)
Key Terms
339

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